Truss.



C. A. LOVE Sz J. P. TURNER'.

TRUSS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.7, 1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

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TRUSS.

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CHARLES A. LOVE lAND JAMESP. TURNER, F PARIS, TENNESSEE.

TRUSS.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, CHARLES A. LOVE and JAMES P. TURNER, citizens of the United States, residing at Paris, in the county of Henry and State -of Tennessee, have invented certain new and-useful improvei ments in Trusses; and we do declare the fol# lowing to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it. appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which vform a part of this specification.

The invention relates to improvements lin trusses, more especially for the treatment of hernia or rupture, as in providing for the effective retention in position of the affected parts and having in view to effect a curative action or provide for the comfort of the wearer.

Other objects and advantagesv of the invention are to greatly simplify the formation or construction of the truss; to serve as a suspensory for the scrotum andv testicles;

I to constitutea support for the enti-re lower region or portion of the abdomen; to separately otherwise accommodate the penis and scrotum; to rovide for additionally pad ding or. stu ng the truss intermediate of the permanent pads, if desired; to effect the holding of the truss tightly when bending the body or stooping; and to carry out ,the aforesaid ends in a ready and effective manner.

The invention consists of certain instru mentalities and features designed for carrying out these purposes substantially as hereinafter fully disclosed and embraced in the -appended claims.

the scrotum and testicles sack and its retaining or stressing straps removed, show-v ing more fully the subdividing or compart- Specirication of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 7, 1911.

Fig. 3 is a side or edge view,-

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

serial No. 619,593.

ment formingstraps as applied for the conversion, relatively, of the common opening, having rentrant lateral walls 0rl portions, into two compartments for aiding' the sustaining or suspending the scrotum or tes ticles. Fig. 5 is a like View of the truss, with both the .scrotum-sack, including its retaining or stressing stra s, and said subdividing or compartment orming strap, all

omitted, fully exposing the combined scrotum and penis receiving opening. Fig. (5 is a broken vertical sectional. View of the russ more fully disclosing one of the herniapads and the pocket upon the inverse or rear f side of the truss.

In carrying out our invention, we form or construct the truss of a body member or portion l, which is preferably of leather or cloth, although it may be of any other suitable material, and is preferably of the general out-line disclosed, tapering downwardly, which outline or contour may, however, be varied tov assume any other form desired and which may be practicable. Said body niember or portion 1 has produced therethrough in its vertical center, -an elongated or oblong opening 2, formed preferably with,

what may be termed, vreentrant lateral edge portions, preferably, suitably bound or'lined,`

as at 3; the rentrant or inwardly extended port-ions 4 of said opening being about midway of saidvopeninof, thus dividing said opening into`practicatily two compartments,

the upper one for the passage of the penis,

and the lower one for the passage of the scrotum and the depending of the latter outside of the truss.

A suitable subdividing strap or partition 5 is preferably employed or applied trans-A versely to the face of the truss, about centrally of the opening 2, to-effect separation bet-Ween the penisand scrotum, especially at the base, for aiding the supporting or suspending the scrotum and testicles. The strap 5 has preferably clasp-connection with the body-member 1, comprising a matrix member 6, and a counter member 6a secured to the truss-body and strap,respecti.vely.

A pouch 7, preferably of netting, or other non-heating character, is designed to receive the scrotum, after .passage or insertion through the required compartment of the openingQ, .to serve as a suspensory therefor,

' as willbe readily appreciated. The upper edge of the inner or rear wall of the ouch.

or suspensory 7, is much below that of the l opposite wallv of the' pouch for obvious reasons; and at the upper corner-edges of both walls are applied the mattress members 8, 9, of clasp-connections which engage counter-members 10 fixed to the truss-body 1, and corresponding members 11, fixed to the strap 5, for the retention upon the trussbody of said pouch or suspensory in effective position, and whereby said pouch may be easily detached'from the body-member for removal or sanitary purposes, as will be readily understood.

Pads 12 are suitably provided upon the inverse or rear side of the truss-body 1, the same extending upwardly and along diagonal lines from the penis-compartment of the opening 2 and outstanding from said inverse or inner surface to suitably press upon the affected parts or rupturel with the requisite force or pressure to hold said parts properly in position and having in view to effect a curative actionor provide for the comfort of the wearer. A pocket 13 is suitably formed or provided upon the same side or surface of the truss-body 1, at its upper portion and intermediate of the pads 12, which may be suitably packed or stuffed to form additional padding at that point, if

" desired, for the more effective action of t-h truss.

A suitable belt-strap 14 is applied to the upper part of the truss-body 1, t-he same being passed or rove through fixed loops or guides 15 thereon and preferably equipped with a buckle-form of connection 16 between its ends, said belt-strap being slidable .into position within or through said guides or loops and adapted to encompass, and engage the body of the wearer in an upwardly aected parts under such conditions.

and rearwardly inclined direction so as to occupy' a position above the more prominent parts of the body, thus providing as it is thought will be apparent, for exerting thereby a pull or stress upon the truss as the wearer bends or stoops, to aid in the effective retention of the truss upon the body and the pads in effective contact with the Also it will be noted that b means of such arrangement the truss a ords a support for the entire lower port-ion or region of the abdomen as well as forming a support ortruss for hernia or rupture. .Additional straps, or strap extensions 17 are formed preferably in continuation of the trussbody l, at its lower end, being initially produced .therewith so as to diverge outwardly toward their free ends from one another, as seen more particularly in Fig. 1, each strap- -tensions 18, whereby, as disclosed by Fig. 3,

two of the supplemental straps are extended rearwardly and connected or buckled, as at 19, to the belt-strap 14, at its back portion, and the other two supplemental straps are brought forwardly and connected or buckled, as at 20, to the belt-strap at its forward portion, further'aiding the effective l1)'etention of the truss in position upon the ody.

It is considered that the objectsA and advantages of our-'invention have been fully disclosed and made clearly apparent from the foregoing description of the construction and functions thereof.

We claim:

1. A truss of the character described Vcomprising a body portion and means for attaching t-he same to the body of the wearer and provided with a central opening therein, a transverse 'strap removably secured to the said body'portion for subdividing said'opening into compartments, means for Yattaching said strap to said body portion, a

pouch, means for attachin said pouch to said lstrap and to said b y portion, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. A truss of the'character described coml prising a padded body portion having an elongated central opening therein, a transverse strap removably secured to the said body portion transversely of the said elongated opening for subdividing the opening into compartments, and a pouch removably secured to said strap substantially as dcscribed and for the purposes set forth.

3. A truss of the character described comprising a padded body portion provided with a central opening therein, straps 17 on the bottom of said body portion, each of said straps being splitto form supplemental straps 18, means at the upper portion of said body portion for connecting one of each pair of supplementalA straps to said body portion, a-belt for suspending said body portion in proper position and means for connecting the other of eac-h pair of supas and for the purposes described.

In -testimony whereof, we aiiix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES' A. LovE. JAMES P. TURNER.

plemental straps to said belt substantiallyv Witnesses:

SALLIE Puoxn'r'r, D. T. SPAULDING. 

